This book’s basic claim of the ability to sort rituals and rites of passage into 3 categories which cross cultures is well supported by many examples. His work demonstrates important human universalities that remains useful in anthropology. Van Gennep thoroughly explains how the rites of passage are universally used throughout all cultures. Although in some chapters he goes into immense detail that is not explained in the introduction or summed up to the potential it could be in the conclusion. All in all this book provides a conceivable ethnology and we would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in understanding rites of
This book’s basic claim of the ability to sort rituals and rites of passage into 3 categories which cross cultures is well supported by many examples. His work demonstrates important human universalities that remains useful in anthropology. Van Gennep thoroughly explains how the rites of passage are universally used throughout all cultures. Although in some chapters he goes into immense detail that is not explained in the introduction or summed up to the potential it could be in the conclusion. All in all this book provides a conceivable ethnology and we would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in understanding rites of